Spiced Chocolate Chunk Walnut Cookies
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 2/3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 14 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1 cup coarsely chopped toasted walnuts
- Powdered sugar
- Beat first 3 ingredients in large bowl until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla and beat until blended.
- Sift flour, salt, ginger, cinnamon and baking soda into butter mixture.
- Beat until blended.
- Stir in chocolate and walnuts.
- Refrigerate dough until firm, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Line 2 heavy large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Form dough into balls, using generous tablespoon for each.
- Roll each ball in powdered sugar.
- Place on prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart.
- Bake cookies until golden brown, about 18 minutes.
- Transfer baking sheets to racks.
- Cool 5 minutes.
- Transfer cookies to racks and cool completely.
- (Can be prepared 2 days ahead.
- Store in airtight container at room temperature.)
unsalted butter, golden brown sugar, sugar, egg, vanilla, flour, salt, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, baking soda, chocolate, walnuts, powdered sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/spiced-chocolate-chunk-walnut-cookies-4570 (may not work)